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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Alan E. Goliaszewski, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David B. Engel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Roger C. May, Warminster, PA (US);
Alan E. Goliaszewski, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David B. Engel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Roger C. May, Warminster, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods for reducing calcium deposition along surfaces in contact with the water phase of a resolved water/oil emulsion are disclosed. High calcium crude oil and the like are contacted with a sequestrant to form a sequestered calcium containing complex that partitions to the water phase in the resolved emulsion. A specifically formulated polymeric deposit control agent is added to the water phase to inhibit calcium deposit formation therein and along surfaces in contact with the water phase.